Kim Myong-won

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Kim Myong-won
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-07-15) 15 July 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2011 Amrokgang 112 (45)
2011–2013 FC Ulaanbaatar 115 (76)
International career‡
2003–2010 North Korea 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2012
Kim Myong-won
Chosŏn'gŭl
김명원
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGim Myeongwon
McCune–ReischauerKim Myŏngwŏn
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Myong-won (Korean: 김명원; Hanja: 金明元; born 15 July 1983) is a North Korean professional footballer, who plays as a striker.[2][3] Known for his blazing speed, he's known in North Korea as The Chariot.[citation needed]

International career[edit]

Kim has played on nine occasions for the North Korean national team since his first appearance in 2003,[1] and has been called up to their 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4] Nevertheless, Kim Myong-won was registered as one of the three goalkeepers as all the squads must nominate three eligible keepers for the tournament. Coach Kim Jong-hun did this to boost his attacking options, but FIFA revealed that Kim Myong-won is would only be allowed to play as a goalkeeper, and not as an outfield player as had originally been intended.[5] It has also been reported that he actually played as a goalkeeper for his club at least once, showing skills especially in saving penalties.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kim Myong-won at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "이번 월드컵에 절대 오지 말았어야 할 선수 톱5".
  3. ^ "Kim Myong-won Info Mongolia article". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014.
  4. ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  5. ^ "World Cup 2010: North Korea goalkeeper gamble backfires". The Guardian. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Kim Myong-Won Bio, Stats, News". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2010.

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